According to Hofmann: Japanese game shows and other forms of insanity
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However, one of the greatest treasures I found were clips and sometimes whole episodes of Japanese game shows.
Now, I无毛视频檓 not some ignorant xenophobe when it comes to the cultural difference that the Japanese have compared to American in terms of entertainment, so that makes me just an average xenophobe.
It无毛视频檚 those cultural differences and the Japanese attitude toward pain and especially sex that I can无毛视频檛 even name some of the game shows in this column; let无毛视频檚 just say it无毛视频檚 (CENSORED). Sorry to get graphic there, but it had to be said.
However, the other shows are good, wholesome fun for the whole family, like 无毛视频淐andy or Not Candy?无毛视频� where contestants bite into objects like shoes, door knobs, photo frames and house plants to discover if it无毛视频檚 made out of candy or not; 无毛视频淶enryokuzaka无毛视频�, which is a six-minute-long show that includes the credits and commercials, where a woman runs up a steep street and 无毛视频� that无毛视频檚 about it; 无毛视频淚t无毛视频檚 Electrifying,无毛视频� where a male contestant slides down a deck into a woman无毛视频檚 chest and he then receives an electric shock; 无毛视频淪lippery Stairs无毛视频� where six contestants climb a set of stairs to reach a treasure chest, but have to get through oil that无毛视频檚 dumped in strategic spots 无毛视频� like the stairs, and, last but certainly not least, 无毛视频淢an Eats Spaghetti in a Dryer无毛视频� and, after you see the video, you无毛视频檒l know nothing is lost in translation with that show.
And let无毛视频檚 not forget that Japan is hosting the Olympics this month and, knowing what I know about their game shows, I think the opening ceremony will be epic. I无毛视频檓 sure an electric eel will be involved in some way.
Now, Japanese game shows may all seem stupid and pointless to us Americans, even though it无毛视频檚 the most entertaining, head-scratching thing I无毛视频檝e ever experienced since a clown once gave me a dutch rub.
On the other hand, I have to wonder what a conversation would be like between two Japanese people reacting to our game shows.
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PERSON #2: 无毛视频淲hat is 无毛视频楯eopardy!无毛视频�?无毛视频�
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Plus, I imagine someone from Japan would also find our game shows like 无毛视频淲heel of Fortune,无毛视频� 无毛视频淭he Price is Right无毛视频� and 无毛视频淟et无毛视频檚 Make a Deal无毛视频� as completely boring wastes of time and totally void of the sex, pain, confusion and humiliation that makes Japanese game shows thrive.
No worries. For that, we have the Philadelphia Annual Naked Bike Ride.
It was recently announced that the event is making a big return since the beginning of the pandemic, and while riders won无毛视频檛 be wearing clothes, they are required to wear masks because, you know, it无毛视频檚 best to be sanitary.
Philadelphia无毛视频檚 group is part of a larger organization called World Naked Bike Ride, which holds nude bike rides in more than a dozen countries. It无毛视频檚 true. I saw photos of it while doing research for this article; I filed that under The Things I Cannot Unsee on the Internet.
According to what I无毛视频檝e read, the events are supposed to highlight the negative social and environmental impacts of a car-dominated culture.
Yep. Gotcha. I guess when you无毛视频檙e cycling nude in public, you can pretty much say you无毛视频檙e doing it for whatever cause, and people will just accept there无毛视频檚 some connection and that you无毛视频檙e not totally insane, but are getting there.
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If I ever attended such an event, I don无毛视频檛 know what I would look at and quickly turn away from more: the participants or the crowd willing to attend such a spectacle.
Probably best to treat the Philadelphia Annual Naked Bike Ride like a NASCAR race and just watch it hoping for a crash 无毛视频� or better yet, waiting for something that shouldn无毛视频檛 be hanging out getting caught in a gear or a spoke.
Wait just a minute! I bet that would make a great game show!
According to Hofmann is written by staff reporter Mark Hofmann of Rostraver Township. His books, 无毛视频淕ood Mourning! A Guide to Biting the Big One 无毛视频� and Dying, Too无毛视频� and 无毛视频淪tupid Brain,无毛视频� are available on Amazon.com. He co-hosts the 无毛视频淟ocally Yours无毛视频� radio show on WMBS 590 AM every Friday.